Jenny Slate’s Worst First Date Story Might Actually Top Yours

First dates can be seriously awkward, though in my experience, they're usually not that bad. Unfortunately, actress Jenny Slate can't quite say the same. In an interview for the podcast Talk Easy With Sam Fragoso, Slate shared that she recently went on a blind date—and the rendez vous was more bizarre and uncomfortable than she anticipated.

A friend set Slate up with someone she hadn't met before, and the two began texting. When they were trying to decide where to go on their date, the mystery man jokingly recommended "something normal like a Renaissance fair." Slate knew the suggestion had been made in jest, but it didn't quite land for her. "That's not a funny joke," she responded.

Then, the guy kept texting her. And texting her. And texting her even more. Slate said the messaging got so out of hand she actually considered backing out of the date—she couldn't understand why some dude she'd never met before was trying to talk to her so much. But she decided to shrug it off and give the guy a shot. How bad could it be, right? Spoiler alert: Apparently, it could be pretty bad.

When Slate showed up for her date, she was greeted by a guy dressed in head-to-toe chainmail—yes, the stuff medieval knights wore. "He's got a full authentic knight's costume on," Slate said. "Including a floor-length tabard. Which I called a tunic. And then he corrected me, and was like, 'It's actually a tabard.'"

The date went on—and yes, he remained dressed in his costume for the entirety of the meal. "His chainmail is like, getting caught on stuff," Slate said, adding that she was feeling all kinds of humiliated—not to mention, angry. "He's trying my pasta with the chainmail clinking across and stuff."

Thankfully, when the date was over, the two officially parted ways. Slate joked that—just moments after they exchanged their goodbyes—she headed straight for the bar and ordered a "whiskey vodka."